
\tikzset
{
	% substitute ``PathStyleName'' with the name you prefer
	PathStyleName/.style =
	{
		% --------------------- color properties ---------------------
		color				= blue!40!green,	% color
		%
		%
		% --------------------- shape properties ---------------------
		line width			= 0.1cm,			% thickness
		arrows				= stealth-stealth,	% starting-ending arrows
		line cap			= round,			% line caps [rect | round | butt]
		line join			= round,			% how lines join [round | bevel | miter]
		rounded corners		= 0.2cm,			%
% 		in					= 0,				% starting angle (degrees)
% 		out					= 0,				% ending angle (degrees)
% 		shorten >			= 0.1cm,			% shorten the ending point
% 		shorten <			= 0.1cm,			% shorten the ending point
% 		double,									% make the line ``double''
% 		double distance		= 0.1cm,			% distance btw the two lines
		%
		%
		% --------------------- dashing properties ---------------------
		% [solid | dotted | densely dotted | loosely dotted | dashed | densely dashed | loosely dashed]
		solid,
		% custom dashing:
% 		dash pattern		= on 0.1cm    off 0.1cm    on 0.2cm    off 0.2cm,
% 		dash phase			= 0.1cm,			% initial phase
		%
		%
		% --------------------- decoration properties ---------------------
% 		decorate,						%
% 		decoration	=					% |
% 		{								% |
% 		}								% |
	}
}	% no semicolons are here required
